# Incident 19881026067869I: Cessna 172N, Indianapolis, IN, October 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026067869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED WITH GEAR UP. PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC AND FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N739JG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871030061559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030061559A), Oct 30, 1987: Cessna R182 (N739JG), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain gear up or down indication on takeoff. Landed with gear in trail. Hydraulic actuator line broke.
- [Incident 19810416031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416031709I), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna R182 (N739JG), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. No green light when gear extended. Aircraft landed with mains extended. Nose gear doors never opened.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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